SAM Mirza is a Barrister at Law and works in a private company. Amongst community and social welfare work, she also writes two blogs, namely : Safire Meanderings and Embrace Life with a Lopsided Smile.
Could you tell us what made you decide to blog, and what was the inspiration behind it?
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Laowiseass began in 2004 at the suggestion of a Chinese friend, ironically, since I use the space to lampoon China. Living in Chis is no cakewalk. I needed to vent and I’m a writer by trade but can’t use the news to say what [...]
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I’m originally from New York City but have called Hong Kong my home for 12 years. I am someone who has spent most of my career working in the MIS department of large corporations and my work has given me the opportunity to travel [...]
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I’m a freelance journalist via Kansas, Chicago, New York, currently based in Beijing. My China blog, Heart of Beijing, was started in the spring of 2008 in the run-up to the Olympics. I was here reporting for ESPN The Magazine’s website and decided to stay [...]
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When I started the site, I had spent about 3 years in Lanzhou. I feel that the city comes under unfair criticism from the backpacking community. The typical complaints are that it is very polluted and there is nothing to do. The aim of my [...]
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It’s just an outlet for me to write liberal political commentary. I’m a former journalist who isn’t working in the field currently because of a lack of opporunities.
Do you feel that you continue to grow in your writing the longer you write? Why [...]
I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me and I am FINE !
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A 25 year old, love my family and friends, optimist, happy and narcissist, born in Uttar Pradesh, India, studied [...]
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I was born and raised in Los Angeles and worked in “Corporate America” for about 20 years. My boyfriend’s work moved him to China so I quit my job and began a new life chapter as a first-time expat. I wanted to start a site [...]
Q: Could you tell us what made you decide to blog, and what was the inspiration behind it?
A: I am using internet since 2001. I want to become an active member of this cyber world, not only as a user/surfer but also as a Publisher. So I tried a lot of ways and found that [...]
Many people are sceptic about pageants and in Pakistan it’s unthinkable to hold one right now. Why did you get into this pageant thing?
I got into this as by mistake, when I was in the University of Ottawa trying to think of different concepts of bringing Pakistani culture to celebrate “Cultural Week” in my university. [...]
